Utility vehicle mounting accessory for landscaping blower
AssigneeUmount Holdings, LLC
InventorKristopher D. Shumaker
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Abstract
A landscaping blower mounting accessory for use with a utility vehicle includes a blade connecter mounted to the utility vehicle. A receiving coupler is attached to the landscaping blower and shaped to receive the blade. A landscaping blower is oriented so that a housing covering a blower impeller is positioned between the utility vehicle and the blower motor. The mounting assembly allows the blade to frictionally engage within the coupler for holding the landscaping blower in a fixed position above the ground on the front of the utility vehicle.
Claims16
A landscaping blower mounting assembly comprising:
- a landscaping blower having a motor and an impeller housing for use with a utility vehicle;
- a blade for attachment to the front end of the utility vehicle and mounted substantially centered between its front wheels;
- a receiver attached to the landscaping blower for receiving the blade so to support the landscaping blower;
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- wherein the landscaping blower is configured so the impeller housing is positioned between the blade and the blower motor.
A landscaping blower mounting assembly for use with a utility vehicle comprising:
- a blade mounted to the utility vehicle and configured to be substantially centered between the front wheels of the utility vehicle;
- a receiver attached to the landscaping blower and shaped to receive the blade;
- a landscaping blower oriented so that a housing covering a blower impeller is positioned between the utility vehicle and a blower motor;
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- wherein the blade frictionally engages within the receiver for holding the landscaping blower in a fixed position above the ground on the front of the utility vehicle.
A method for mounting a landscaping blower comprising the steps of:
- providing the landscaping blower having a motor and an impeller housing;
- mounting a blade so it is substantially centered between the front wheels of a utility vehicle;
- attaching a receiver to the landscaping blower for receiving the blade;
- orienting the landscaping blower so the impeller housing is positioned between the blade and the blower motor;
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- supporting the landscaping blower from the ground using the blade and receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.